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She sighed and rolled her eyes "Mine won’t be hard, but it won’t bein the outer office, and she said, "Oops, gotta go!" then fluttered away

That brought up an ined to ical company, they could easily wave some treat into existence in e because I’d have to sneak around and get into a highly secured depart into that depart to surprise It looked like I’d be hanging out with Ari o down there

In the meantime, I had a date to worry about I had to forceatabout how lunch would go I laughed at how silly I was being once I beca I hadn’t put that ical world had hinged on the outcome But that was the world This was about my own fate

When noon rolled around and I heard Ethan’s voice outside in the reception area, I restrainedinstead for Trix to call me and tellhi his head inside, and saying, "Ready to go?"

"Just aout the docuot my purse out of a desk drawer, stood up, and took my coat off the hook on the back of the door "Now I’ save me a thumbs-up as we headed toward the escalator

He took ned for business lunches The tables were all set in booths with backs high enough to keep sound fro to other tables You could sit in there and talk business without worrying about your co fro with at work that this was my first assumption when I saw the restaurant It was also possible that the low lighting and high-backed booths meant it was a prime location for illicit trysts I wasn’t sure what Ethan’s ood food

"So, your parents got home okay?" Ethan said once we’d been seated and the waiter had taken our drink orders

"Yeah, and Moic, so all’s right with the world"

He chuckled "That was certainly an interesting Thanksgiving dinner"

"Oh, please," I said, rollingtheir offspring I’ equally wacky would have been going on"

"You’re probably right"

I cast hilance "You didtheentleh parental brownie points" I atte use of that second coat of mascara I’d put on "And I don’t think you’re so bad, either"

It , but I was pretty sure he blushed It wasn’t quite as cute on hiht he almost looked uncouess we’d better figure out ant to order I coood They’re also pretty quick, so we can get back to work"

I gave hi me away after lunch to have your wicked ith ht object, and your boss certainly would I think I’ll have the porkabout that, or was I being paranoid? While I knee both had to go back to work, would it have killed hiret or taken a rain check It was the perfect opportunity for him to ask me out for the weekend I took a flat bread from the basket on the table and snapped it in two "The chicken breast looks good," I said, trying not to sound as sullen as I felt Maybe it was et across the e that I’d be available for amorous activity, if he so desired

The waiter returned with our drinks, and I suddenly wished I’d ordered soo back to work Ethan ordered for both of us, then took a bread stick from the basket and nibbled on it I scraped the seeds off my flat bread with my thumbnail onto my bread plate, not because I didn’t like seeds but because I needed soy